The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-31

bers to change their votes, from personal
motives.
The bill was finally defeated-ayes, ~;
noes, 40.
Report of the conference commltte, In
favor Of the bill reviving the court OF
commissioners of appeals, was adopted.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the general appro priatlon bill,
the pending subject being the conslde-
alton of the item to appropriate S5O,OOo
to return sums diverted from the Univer-
slty by the state, on condition that the
money be applied to organizing the med
ical branch of the University, to be To-
Gated at Galveston. The ite1 was
adopted.
Pending discussion of the appropriation
for the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege and amendment offered by Mr..
Moore, of Travis, the committee rose and
reported and the house adjourned till
2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house in the afternoon session went
into committee of the whole on the APP
pro priatlon bill; the pending question
being the appropriation of $4,000 from
the University fund and $4,000 from the
state revenue for the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, and amendment by
Mr.. Moore of Travis, making the appro-
priation $4,000 from the University fund,
and $4,000 from the general revenue.
Messrs. Bell, of Cooke, and Fuller, of
Wise, spoke against the amendment, and
despite fine arguments of Messrs. Moore,
of Travis, and Hudgins, of Bowie, the
amendment was defeated by viva voce
vote. ~
Mr.. Gresham followed this action and
the previous action of the house in sup
port of his Galveston college scheme,
with proposition to appropriate out of
general revenne $4,000 for additional
buildings for the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college.
Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Fuller, Mr.. Gone,
Mr.. Gresham and others spoke in favor of
the amendment.
Mr.. Nicholson, Mr.. Shield and Mr..
Graves opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Tate moved to amend, allowing only
$4,000 for repairing existing buildings,
He did not think, considering other de-
mands that the legislature should GO
further in drafts upon the treasury.
Mr.. Tate's amendment was defeated.
Also one by Mr.. McGauhey, increasing the
appropriation already allowed out of the
general revenue from $4,000 to $4,000
for the college.
The Gresham amendment was also de-
feated.
Miscellaneous items of small amounts
for private claims were adopted, and the
bill was adopted as whole, and the COM
| mittee rose and reported.
Adoption of the report of the commit
tee was postponed till Monday, and the
house adjourned till Saturday.
The following were the special appro-
priatlons adopted in committee of the
whole house yesterday:
To pay claim of G. R. Cox, $72; officers
of Duval county, $74.50; officers of Travis
county district court, $1,077.75; to pay A.
B. Harwell, 1922; to pay F. H. Brown,
$3.50; to pay for supplies to Tucker
Rangers, $1,253.97; to pay T. d. Gar
rett, 1892; to pay j. M. Elkins 1884;
repairing Goliad monument, $3.50; to pay
B. NJ. ClOpton, $99.40; to pay Hugh
Sloan, $l05; to pay S. D. Reaves, $72.5O;
TO refund purchase of lands, $4,000; for
relief of liquor dealers in local option
districts, $4,000; to pay R. j. Rowe,
Sl,849; to enable state agent to collect
original evidence in claims for frontier
defense, $4,000; for further deficiencies
for clerks, sheriffs and attorneys, $4,000;
for same for justices of peace, $1,000; to
refund heirs of j. j. Meyers, $50.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The house was called to order by the
speaker; prayer by the chaplain of the
senate.
House bill 209-Mr. Bransford's-Al-
lowing jurors pay for each day and frac-
ton of day they attend court as Jurors,
was discussed by the author, and Messrs.
Smith. of Travis, Browning, Fuller, Will
son, Garner, Moore, of Travis, and others.
The minority report in favor of the bill
was adopted. Also amendment to the bill,
providing no one shall receive pay except
for actual service, and who has Travelled
five miles to attend. The bill was finally
defeated.
Senate bill 270-Amending the law as
to suits for breach of warranty of titles to
lands passed.
Senate bill 188-Requiring tax collectors
to settle directly with the state treasurer,
passed.
House bill 271-Providing for sale of
/
ties, passed.
Mr.. Jones, of Pamela, offered the follow
; ing resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas, II is currently reported that
many disgraceful and criminal practices
have been carried on at the state lunatic
asylum at Austin, and that if such occur
rences, as alleged were true only in part,
) 1t would be sufficient to bring the blush
: of shame to the face of the whole people
, of the state of Texas, and would arouse
. tho Indignation of every good citizen;
and believing that public institutions of
such vital importance should be removed
, without the pale of even the imputatlon
b of such disgraceful charges; and,
Whereas, The legislature of Texas, as in
duty bound, should spare no pains to see
that our public institutions should be
pure and undefled, and that the unfor-